Michigan

Kochville Township's giant snowman stands without its head near Lowe's Home Improvement store on Tittabawassee Thursday, Nov. 21. Strong winds ripped its head off and it is being repaired.
(Jodi McFarland | MLive.com)

KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI — A giant fiberglass snowman that overlooks traffic on Tittabawassee in Kochville Township during the holiday season is missing its head.

Steve King, director of the Kochville Township Downtown Development Authority, said "Frosty," situated near PNC Bank and Lowe's Home Improvement store, is one of several of the township’s large seasonal decorations damaged by a storm on Sunday, Nov. 17, and strong winds that left thousands of residents without power in Saginaw, Bay and Midland counties.

King said the DDA’s electrical contractor, Roenicke Electric, on Monday, Nov. 18, assessed damage to the decorations, including the giant snowman and a Santa, sleigh and reindeer display near Davenport University that tipped over during the storm.

The snowman’s head broke off, fell to the grass below and cracked, but didn’t hit anyone or anything, he said.

King said Kochville Township residents love the holiday decorations from Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, noting “they’re one of the most popular things we’ve ever done.”

“We’re working as hard as we can to put the decorations back up because we know how important they are for the community,” he said.

Adding, “Frosty should be back together again tomorrow morning.”

— Heather Jordan covers business for MLive/The Saginaw News/Bay City Times. She can be reached at 989-450-2652 or hjordan@mlive.com. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook.